Tangents and Vectors

An Idea Borrowed

Years ago on a radio program someone shared that they read a chapter in Proverbs every day. Since there are 31 chapters and the longest month has 31 days it allows you to read through Proverbs on a regular basis. I use it as the launch pad for my personal worship time and branch out from there. On this blog I will try to share some of the insights I have in the Word. I will try to organize them in the archive by reference.

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Family Bonds

(Pro 28:24 KJV) Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.

We all know families where the children and parents don’t get along. For some it is a part of a cycle of short term disagreements that seems to be a pattern for their life. You could say they kiss and make up. For others it becomes a life long estrangement. When I was younger I could not understand how this could happen. How could you not get along with your parents? None of my brothers went through any big rebellion period. I don’t know of any in my circle of friends that did so, yet it was considered the “norm” for our culture.

Keep in mind that the norm for our culture is based on a rejection of the standards of God. Children are to obey their parents, yes, but we often overlook the verse that says,

(Col 3:21 KJV) Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

As in so many areas of life the Biblical life is balanced. As I get older and see beyond the masks and smokescreens of life I can see why children turn away from their parents and the faith.

So? We often laugh about being nice to our grandchildren because they are the ones who will pick our nursing home. I am not worried. To be honest, I think the first choice will be a room off the back of their house.

Followers

Bible Text

I prefer the NASB for my study but I will be using the KJV as the text I post. I do this because I do not understand the copyright restrictions. If I ever get a better grasp of the law I may change the text I list. We may be under grace rather than law, but others are not so free. My comments will try to make it clear what the differences are.

Greek and Hebrew

In the comments there will be reference to words and the original languages. Number in parenthesis, (1235), refer to the number from Strong's Numbering system.

An Invitation

The theme of this blog is devotional, worshipful, Biblical. I have a lot of ideas that won't fit in that frame so I have started another blog. It is called Medley of Worship.

You are invited to visit me there. It includes Bible and theology but also politics, education and anything else that comes to my mind.

About Me

I have been a serious follower of Jesus Christ since my senior year in high school. I am a Vietnam Veteran who came home more patriotic than I left. I am a graduate of Nazarene Theological Seminary and an ordained elder although I an not currently serving in a pastoral position. I have what I consider an orthodox faith set in the context of Wesley and Arminius. I share this so you will know where I am coming from as I look at the word.